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CFTC.gov Swaps Report Update
March 11, 2015--CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
CBOE to Launch MSCI Index Options on Options on April 21
April 11, 2015--CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that it plans to list options on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM) and the MSCI EAFE Index (EAFE) beginning Tuesday, April 21.
The announcement was made this morning during a CBOE press briefing at the Futures Industry Association conference, currently taking place in Boca Raton, Florida.
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Source: CNBC
Direxion Investments Launches ETFs Tracking Value Line(R) Indexes
New ETFs Enable Investors to Harness Research Powerhouse's Ranking Systems
March 11, 2015--Direxion Investments announced today that it has launched three Strategic Beta ETFs which track indexes from Value Line.
The ETFs will apply Value Line's well-known Performance, Timeliness(TM) and Safety(TM) Ranks to identify high-dividend-yielding stocks in the Small-, Mid-, and Large-Cap Equity categories, and lower-volatility stocks for a Conservative Equity strategy.
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Source: Direxion
Principal Financial Signals ETF Entry With Kim Hire
March 11, 2015--Principal Financial Group's (PFG) Principal Global Investors signaled its intent to join the rapidly-growing exchange traded funds industry with the recent hiring
of Paul Kim as managing director and head of ETF strategy.
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Source: ETF Trends
The Big Picture: A Cost Comparison of Futures and ETFs UBS ETRACS launches two ETNs linked to ISE Exclusively Homebuilders Total Return Index view more Exchange Traded Concepts to Close and Liquidate the Horizons S&P Financial Select Sector Covered Call ETF view more Eaton Vance NextShares Carves Out a New Space
For actively managed mutual funds, it's a space that some market participants view as an enormous opportunity. view more OSC's Investor Advisory Panel Releases Annual Report
Throughout the past year, in its submissions to the Commission, in its public comments and in discussions with Commission staff, the Panel has focused on fundamental flaws in Canada's investor protection regime which, although well-known and clearly identified, remain unaddressed. view more State Street Global Advisors Announces Changes to U.S. SPDR ETF Lineup SPDR Nuveen S&P VRDO Municipal Bond ETF (VRD).
The final day for creations in the liquidating ETFs will be March 18, 2015.
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March 11, 2015--CME has released a report-The Big Picture: A Cost Comparison of Futures and ETFs.
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Source: CME Group
March 11, 2015--UBS ETRACS Launches Two Exchange-Traded Notes Linked to the ISE Exclusively Homebuilders Total Return Index
ETRACS ISE Exclusively Homebuilders ETN
ETRACS Monthly Reset 2xLeveraged ISE Exclusively Homebuilders ETN
UBS Investment Bank announced that today is the first day of trading on the NYSE Arca(R) for two new ETNs: the ETRACS ISE Exclusively Homebuilders ETN (NYSE Arca(R): HOMX) and the ETRACS Monthly Reset 2xLeveraged ISE Exclusively Homebuilders ETN (NYSE Arca®: HOML). HOMX is linked to the performance of the ISE Exclusively Homebuilders Total Return Index and HOML is linked to the monthly compounded 2x leveraged performance of the ISE Exclusively Homebuilders Total Return Index.
Source: UBS Investment Bank
March 11, 2015--After careful consideration, the Board of Trustees of the Exchange Traded Concepts Trust II has determined to close and liquidate the Horizons S&P Financial Select Sector Covered Call ETF (NYSE: HFIN), which is managed and marketed by Horizons ETFs Management (USA) LLC ("Horizons USA").
The last day of trading of the Fund's shares on the NYSE Arca will be March 20, 2015.
Source: Exchange Traded Concepts
Eaton Vance NextShares is forging a new path with exchange-traded managed funds, and Stephen Clarke is leading the way. But is this new asset class ready for the opening bell?
March 11, 2015--In November, Eaton Vance received something it had been working toward for four years: Securities and Exchange Commission approval to offer a new class of investment product that the firm referred to as exchange-traded managed funds (ETMFs).
The product, which Eaton Vance has since rebranded as NextShares, seeks to blend the alpha of managed mutual funds with the efficiencies and cost savings that have helped grow exchange-traded funds (ETFs) into an industry that last year topped $2 trillion for the first time.
Source: Traders Magazine
March 10, 2015--The Investor Advisory Panel has submitted its Annual Report 2013-14 to the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC).
The Report summarizes the Panel's current activities and priorities as well as its recommendations to the Commission on proposals of importance for investor protection.
Source: Ontario Securities Commission
March 10, 2015--State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), today announced plans to close and liquidate the following three exchange traded funds based on an ongoing review of the SPDR ETF offering and limited market demand:
SPDR S&P Mortgage Finance ETF (KME);
SPDR S&P Small Cap Emerging Asia Pacific ETF (GMFS); and
Source: CNBC.com
